The risk for endophthalmitis after glaucoma drainage rises for up to 5 years and is much higher than that for a ...

Analysis of data from a randomized trial finds trabeculectomy typically is the better financial bet than tube shunt surgery as a first option to treat glaucoma.

ANAHEIM, CA—An intracardiac shunt device safely unloads pressure within the left atrium among patients with heart failure and preserved or mildly impaired left ventricular function, according to the ...

Doctors say that identifying the right patients will be critical to the future of the field. Only time will tell, according ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure. While shunts do their job well, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this study of the suprachoroidal shunt implantation with travoprost, there were substantial reductions in ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Tube shunt surgery and trabeculectomy yielded similar ...

A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who received a modified Potts shunt exhibited improved quality of life and exercise capacity after 1 year. A case report published in ERJ Open ...

A new surgery could help treat a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that can cause balance problems and memory declines, researchers found.According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, idiopathic ...

Using antimicrobial sutures to secure the shunt and close the wound significantly reduces the number of shunt infections arising during the first six months after surgery. Children born with ...